Authorities seize ailing alligator kept illegally in New York home's swimming pool (apnews.com)
An ailing alligator was seized from an upstate New York home where it was being kept illegally, state officials said....
Nex Benedict’s death illustrates the hostility of Oklahoma’s anti-trans laws (www.independent.co.uk)
Nex Benedict’s tragic February death has raised more questions than answers, including after the medical examiner this week ruled it a suicide. But studies suggest the teen’s case is all too common in a society where acceptance, remains elusive – and Oklahoma activists point angrily to a raft of recent anti-trans state...
Increase in pro-Palestine content pushed US to ban TikTok: WSJ report (maktoobmedia.com)
6 Massachusetts teens charged in racial bullying incident with mock slave auction on Snapchat (www.nbcnews.com)
The chat was allegedly created by a group of 8th-grade students and involved some of the juveniles expressing “hateful and racist comments" and a mock slave auction....
'Others also affected by religiophobia': India abstains on vote in UNGA on Islamophobia (timesofindia.indiatimes.com)
A New Orleans Neighborhood Confronts the Racist Legacy of a Toxic Stretch of Highway (kffhealthnews.org)
Aside from a few discarded hypodermic needles on the ground, the Hunter’s Field Playground in New Orleans looks almost untouched. It’s been open more than nine years, but the brightly painted red and yellow slides and monkey bars are still sleek and shiny, and the padded rubber tiles feel springy underfoot....
‘Democracy is teetering’: at ground zero for Trump’s big lie in Arizona (www.theguardian.com)
The state Republican party is undaunted by electoral defeats for those claiming voting is rigged – and election officials are bearing the brunt of their fury...
Court upholds town bylaw banning anyone born in 21st century from buying tobacco products (apnews.com)
Most US sandwich baggies contain toxic PFAS ‘forever chemicals’, analysis says (www.theguardian.com)
Testing commissioned by Mamavation blog found high levels of a marker of PFAS in nine of 11 baggies tested
Trump’s hush money trial delayed until April after new dump of potential evidence (www.independent.co.uk)
Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg had supported the delay...
Toxicology experts say death from medications in Nex Benedict case ‘very, very uncommon’ (www.advocate.com)
Archived at web.archive.org/…/nex-benedict-drugs-toxicology-e…
Voters Doubt Biden’s Leadership and Favor Trump, Times/Siena Poll Finds (www.nytimes.com)
Unreliable poll, perhaps shouldn’t be trusted. See op-ed here lemmy.world/post/12773276
LGBTQ teen Nex Benedict died by suicide, medical examiner says (abcnews.go.com)
Very sad situation.
Blood test shows 83% accuracy for detecting colorectal cancer, study finds (www.cbsnews.com)
Man who was almost sucked off plane among group suing Alaska and Boeing (www.theguardian.com)
Seven people who allegedly suffered injuries after a door-sized panel blew off mid-air file suit against airline and manufacturer...
California’s minimum wage isn’t enough to keep up with workers’ costs of living, new report says (calmatters.org)
The IRS launches Direct File, a pilot program for free online tax filing available in 12 states (apnews.com)
After weeks of testing, an electronic system for filing returns directly to the IRS is now available to taxpayers from 12 selected states....
How the House revived the TikTok ban bill before most of us noticed (www.theverge.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.zip/post/11756192
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Biden administration discussing using Guantanamo Bay to process possible influx of Haitian migrants (www.cnn.com)
Archived at web.archive.org/web/20240315114822/…/index.html...
Sandy Hook Lawyer To Aaron Rodgers: 'Could You Please Shut The F**k Up?' (www.huffpost.com)
Attorney Mark Bankston, who has represented Sandy Hook families, didn’t mince words when discussing Rodgers’ alleged false and conspiratorial beliefs....
The economy was just hit with a one-two punch of bad data (fortune.com)
Lyft and Uber say they will leave Minneapolis after city council forces them to pay drivers more (apnews.com)
Lyft and Uber said they will cease operations in Minneapolis after the city’s council voted Thursday to override a mayoral veto and require that ride-hailing services increase driver wages to the equivalent of the local minimum wage of $15.57 an hour....
Montana man used animal tissue and testicles to breed 'giant' sheep for sale to hunting preserves (apnews.com)
A Montana rancher illegally used tissue and testicles from wild sheep killed by hunters in central Asia and the U.S. to breed “giant” hybrid sheep for sale to private hunting preserves in Texas, according to court documents and federal prosecutors....
Girls Basketball Team Kicked Out Of Boys League Championship After Defeating Boys Teams (www.comicsands.com)
A 6th grade girls team from Kentucky was set to go for the year-end championship tournament, but was told they were banned due to fears boys teams might ‘retaliate’ if they lost to the girls team.
